For all the use I get out of inkscape, I'd like to pitch in with this. I figure it would be a good way to get my feet wet, and I've been hawking this list long enough.
The most coding I've done is some really basic php scripting, but I'm somewhat familiar with the basics, so if someone would tell me what to do, I'd be happy to pitch in. I've really no clue where to start.
I'm going to chime in here. The main reason I picked Cmake was the Build syntax looked considerable less painfully then most of the other systems out especially when compared to the Auto* build system. Secondly it is cross-platform on all the major platforms that we wanted to support *nix, Windows, MACOSX, and many others as well. And the thrid reason was I wanted to see if i could do it with a small project looking to hopefully build enough knowledge to attempt something like Inkscape.
I think a Handful of dedicated People could have all of the build system converted in a week or two at most. With only one or two working part time on it the outside of a month. And that is people with no knowledge of how Cmake build system works. If we could borrow some experts from the Scribus team or some other Cmake knowledgeable group it would go much faster.
I'm of course willing to help to convert to whatever system we decide on, but Cmake would be my choice. Whatever help I can give. It should be noted that i have piss poor access to web for the time being and the foreseeable future.
Joshua L. Blocher verbalshadow